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Men's Tennis Finishes Program-Best Regular Season

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - The Bowdoin College men's tennis team closed its regular season with a pair of authoritative victories against Tufts and Wesleyan last weekend.

The Polar Bears finish their regular season with a record of 17-1, the best-ever regular season record for the program, and will enter the NESCAC Tournament as the third-ranked team in Division III.

Tufts Match Highlights

  • Bowdoin overwhelmed 18th-ranked Tufts in singles play to take a commanding 8-1 victory on Saturday in Medford.
  • The Polar Bears led 2-1 after doubles play thanks to wins from Kyle Wolfe/Jerry Jiang (8-4) and Gil Roddy/Larry Zhao (8-4).
  • Bowdoin polished off the win with a sweep of singles play, winning all six matches by straight-sets.
  • The most impressive victories came from Luke Tercek (6-1, 6-2), Gil Roddy (6-0, 6-4) and Justin Patel (6-2, 6-3) as Bowdoin coasted to the win.

Wesleyan Match Highlights

  • Bowdoin duplicated their effort against 12th-ranked Wesleyan on Sunday in Middletown, taking an 8-1 win in the exact same fashion.
  • A 2-1 lead after doubles action, courtesy of wins from Luke Tercek/Grant Urken (8-5) and Kyle Wolfe/Jerry Jiang (8-3) was followed by a sweep of singles matches.
  • A trio of straight-set wins sealed the deal, led by Kyle Wolfe (6-3, 6-2), Gil Roddy (6-4, 7-6) and Justin Patel (6-4, 6-3).

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will play in the NESCAC Tournament next weekend at Amherst College. Seedings and pairings for the championship will be announced on Tuesday afternoon.
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Players Mentioned

Justin Patel

Justin Patel

5' 8"
Freshman
'20
Gil Roddy

Gil Roddy

6' 4"
Freshman
'18
Luke Tercek

Luke Tercek

6' 6"
Freshman
'18
Grant Urken

Grant Urken

6' 2"
Freshman
'19
Kyle Wolfe

Kyle Wolfe

6' 1"
Freshman
'18
Larry Zhao

Larry Zhao

6' 3"
Freshman
'21

Players Mentioned

Justin Patel

Justin Patel

5' 8"
Freshman
'20
Gil Roddy

Gil Roddy

6' 4"
Freshman
'18
Luke Tercek

Luke Tercek

6' 6"
Freshman
'18
Grant Urken

Grant Urken

6' 2"
Freshman
'19
Kyle Wolfe

Kyle Wolfe

6' 1"
Freshman
'18
Larry Zhao

Larry Zhao

6' 3"
Freshman
'21